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POl"fnR AND I{IS CLa,Y, ;o7<br />
aecursedeathof crucilixicn itself, so rhat tiley uriglrt besaved; he theu<br />
ceeds to sborv,<br />
Dro-<br />
-rhat the doctrine of CoO\ sovdreigfity i" e"i"Eifi. a.rtl"i'.,f<br />
Iris creatures, for the te acbing of.r'rrictr t.<br />
rnariv.othcrs,<br />
"u, """p"ri.l-;;',hi*t"il;;gq";r.i<br />
."<br />
did rrot originute rrith lrim-rtas no iiover ,r,,"trin..'iuiii;;;;_<br />
-iiri"<br />
t_lirred in tlose sirrred ,"iiti'gs,<br />
"c"J.<br />
which his bretr,r.eri- teceir.a<br />
"""0<br />
directs atte'tion to the lrist'ry'of Jacob and Er;;;",,d -"-1." ",<br />
o-f tbe .sirme;-aixr, after rletiucing certai" consequcnces rrom "]tpr,.r""ili""p#li<br />
the great<br />
thesetruth<br />
histories briug before us, lrei{ain reiterates ir," ..uiu'or.*ir1';;;rr"i,,<br />
laosiia{e.of<br />
ltli-!g"ri,i:..<br />
ou' rex;; rrhicI rve rutilook-or-i,,"tr,"<br />
or.er<br />
r"ilr,ii,i,<br />
:-not,tcp, hrsr, llle potter; .secr_rndl1., Lis nraterials ; tLirtlly, l,is ,uuri]<br />
his right,<br />
f 1rlill-rl<br />
untl, irr conclusiun, rnake sonre practicur a"o,iitirnr"rir,,,<br />
ilre lyilole. '<br />
. Firs.t, the Polrer. No tlourrt rhis figure is applitable to the ever-blessed God .<br />
inrlsgd, ia Jer. viii. 6, we have the.Lird .p.uking io tt,e trouse of "i;;;;iill.;<br />
this character' anrl assertiug r's aulhorry and po\ver over his uri";.,,io.r-nr".<br />
th_e,natious<br />
,",r<br />
by rvhich tlrev were.surrurnil..l, ul,tt, p*rt o1is, t-t,;";;;;;i;l;;;d ;;,,<br />
\11'r roconsu.l[ ilre passug-e and rts context. A potter rray, in so're<br />
rarrl<br />
serse,<br />
to<br />
be<br />
lre the crearor of his, rnal,eriars,. for',_ aitbough he'does uoi-,"""i"'ti"<br />
elernents of the mass fi.rnr rvhich he makes hi, u..r.i, y.t, ,il,*1,. i, ;;;'";;;<br />
lnake a vessel unto hou.ur, a.valuable vessel, his ,nrt"riil* iruou i;;r;;;i;;;ili,<br />
a verv ela.lrorale proc(,ss, sr,, that lre uray be said t,, lrtr rlte allttr()r of tlrc<br />
curnlrinarior<br />
Deculiar<br />
of the elenients.*hich rre rwrks; alrd in thr . ,ti,r.<br />
to be tlre crear(ir of his rnarerial. But rvith the heavenly p;;;;; ",^rtr,.."i,r<br />
;fii<br />
!rue,<br />
ti<br />
He is rhe great<br />
fi;;<br />
Crear.or of a-ll his lnatelials, at iris ivr;rtl f l,;y-;;,;;ri";;<br />
erisrence., and his-secret, all-sustairring enerqy hukl tU.* i" **;rt.;,r".',<br />
spuke<br />
;i -f,.1,,", ;,d;<br />
ttris rrraterial world inro treirrs] speak's all its irrhalriranrs<br />
rvhile.,<br />
ir,tL<br />
of his.sirints, or rhe vesselsurrto honorrr,"u,r,uyihu, ii,"t;;;,;.';iiB;<br />
sa,nples<br />
-of<br />
of his creative rkill-the<br />
'jriii,<br />
choice exhil-,itors ivhat in r,<br />
as rvell as rvisdurrr arrd porver.<br />
"ir,<br />
A.potter La_s an arrrolute rigrrr and power over rris uraterials to put thern<br />
any lbrm<br />
i'to<br />
he pieases : a.d.Jeliovah is irossessed also of an, absurLr'ie';ti;<br />
porver<br />
;;;;<br />
over all lris creat'res-the entire mass of creatureship.<br />
great<br />
1r;, ;s;ii;<br />
[ruth tbe aposrle irrtends ro convey lrv tlre figures, u,,,i i,fri.i,'j.fl""^f,<br />
birnseif lrreaehed to his ancient lreogrlc. rvlre'n f,'e ,ai,f, .lO l,"r"" rf ir,".fl<br />
I<br />
,"",",1<br />
do rvirh'ou as tlris norrer.!. rJeli.ltr as rlry in trre 'l;,y rrorter's rran(r,<br />
rny<br />
su<br />
!ra.d,<br />
i;<br />
O. house of-'Israel,,, Mro ,rruy,,,'d ;" tl,i. ,.igi,i i;"G;J, ";;;; r;;;:<br />
that Jehovah has such a right,.arises out'o.f his tr"i,rg iut,ut-h"i;,';;ii,t<br />
saqe rve have under considerar.ion plainrv declares<br />
;;:<br />
it, arrd ir_is daiing<br />
arrd<br />
arrogin."<br />
_presumprio-n.on the part.of .rnen<br />
ro rieny it, and tnongn they<br />
yet"'it<br />
may deny it,<br />
is nol of him thai r'illetb nor of biin that runnetb, rrut of Gud thar<br />
y,hewet! rn95cy," will stand.notrvithslanrli.g all their ennrity; uoA,<br />
rhe.porrer<br />
u, .*itu'o,<br />
thro*s his materials into the frirn he dete'rninesl tri, i"iir<br />
bis<br />
*n"r^in"<br />
hand; so easitg aurlrvitn ten tlousaotl ii;;. ;;r* ?;;ii;;, ;*,'5;h;;t<br />
Inr'rld his cr,'atur'6i to his wirl; rbis truth th. ..rrrr"ri f..ri;gl'r:il;;;ilil;J;<br />
exclairnirrg rvith Israel of old,'" 13ut norr,r o Lord, th'ru art our Father- we rrre<br />
clirv and rhou.r.rur potrer, and rve ail are tlie,r'ork .it tnu rir",i;;<br />
A<br />
rlr."irii.<br />
llotter selerts lris marerials, and so rvirh<br />
gir"'"<br />
the grear ?otter abJve;<br />
a rvorlr<br />
if l,e i',ave<br />
to do in providence, he selects the i'srrurient, t.;;.; C;;;;;;r;;;;;;<br />
lo'g bef.re his lii.h, and name,r :.the Aprrsrle Fuotf otro,,rp"rt, ;;<br />
separated<br />
rir. rl.i"c<br />
I'rorn his uothcr,s rrornl)rr, anil rve read of .ruu,, sarntrs "i that<br />
a.<br />
ilrev are<br />
-choseng'eneration,<br />
and -we are infbrrned rv'ere they- w;;;';lr;r.i,'i;<br />
".(ilrrist<br />
'Ilre<br />
Jesus ;" a,d uhen ? ,, {rom before rhe fouldatibn of tl . ,r*id.il<br />
prtter's rvill guirles hirn..in selecting hi, ,i,ut.ria,, uii,t, Potter *rr"ifr" of .rhe<br />
urriverre, ,. I.*ili hove.rner& ,uiif f,rui ;,.;.;];<br />
"n,"[",n'f "r._, .A",i<br />
rvill rrot this great .. I rvill,,' perrnissive anrl aerivf-lrringinto<br />
the fr.rrrri intended. 'Hippy the rnan.,i,ri", "jf ini"nr',1i,1,".i"i,<br />
ilrv f.rr-rfi;,;;',;;;:<br />
lourid, borvs heiore the great i.-i will ,, of G.ra, Ln*ruplir,'S ":iir,<br />
,. i,<br />
an abtss<br />
dr"r, ir"ir5"fi,<br />
of mystery no firrite ruind cau ever fuliy explole.<br />
A, potteris.rvell acquaiuted rvith the rarure of ttre rnaterials<br />
trorks;<br />
with rviricrr he<br />
arrrl riris is true of tlre great potter, antr u ,n.rry ro,. rii, ir*r..iuir"irr*i
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